[RUNNERBUN]

Hello all, yes we are still alive and well despite not keeping up to date with my postings and movements. The good news is that all vehicles have been travelling well for the past week or so. We have now travelled 10,010 km / 6220 miles.
Since my last posting from New Norcia we have travelled north stopping overnight at the small village of Carnamah. Unfortunately that is where the problems with the Chevrolet had resurfaced. We spent a second night at Carnamah to attend to the Chev problem and we then moved further north thru Geraldton and on to Northampton for our next overnight stay.
While at Northampton I called all the troops together and expressed my concern about continuing on to the North West. With a possibility of more problems with the Chev and reports being received from other travellers about the abnormally high temperatures being experienced up in the North west, as high as 40 celcius / 104 Fahrenheit it would be bordering on madness to continue in that direction. It was a unanimous decision to change direction and return via the south. My dream of the drive around the block had come to an end. Some consolation was that we had reached the half way point and the overall mileage will be much the same. Only the direction would have changed.
Before turning back we decided that the two Model A's would continue on to Kalbarri by the scenic coastal route and return to Geraldton via the main highway (a distance of 270km) Meanwhile the Chev owner would go directly to Geraldton and source some parts. We would all meet up again at Geraldton.
On our arrival at Geraldton we were greeted by a happy Chev owner who had managed to source the required parts which would arrive the next day by overnight transport from Perth. The next day the parts arrived and we headed south east towards Norseman, a journey of 1100 km and 3 days. We arrived at Norseman after passing thru the huge Wheat Belt area of west Australia. An area of some 155,000 sq km / 60,000 sq miles.
I always new the WA Wheat belt was a huge area but having driven thru it one can really appreciate the magnitude. Driving thru this area was quite pleasant along secondary connecting roads with very little traffic it was easy to make good time.
We arrived at Norseman for a welcome rest day. Some time spent on the cars to make sure they were prepared for the 3 day crossing of the Nullarbor Plains. Crossing the Nullarbor would be an exact reversal of the journey over with overnight stops at Cocklebiddy and Nullarbor Roadhouses, before continuing on to Ceduna where we are now and enjoying a rest day.
In the main travelling conditions have been quite good for the past week but the weather continues to change on a very regular basis from very hot to cold as the weather fronts come across the south west corner of the continent..

Cheers for now, until my next update which hopefully will not take as long as this one has.

Runnerbun
Pic 1 Memorial to the 645 man crew of the HMAS Sydney who perished when the Sydney was attacked by a German Raider HSK Kormoran in 1941. Both vessels were ultimately lost with no survivors from either vessel.
Pic 2 The furtherest point north on our travels near Kalbarri.
Pic 3 The highest price paid for fuel
Pic 4 The three cars parked next to a Nullarbor Road Train
Pic 5 Next Roadhouse about 250 km that way
Pic 6 At the Head of the Great Australian Bight
Pic 7 My Digital Odometer bout to turn over the 10,000 km
Pic 8 Sunset at Ceduna Beach.